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Toynbee Hall beacon will shine brighter thanks to Lottery grant Exterior of Toynbee Hall 09/10/2014 Aldgate-based Toynbee Hall is a social welfare charity whose purpose has always been to eradicate poverty and increase opportunities for people to fulfil …

Into the Future at Saddleworth 10/10/2014 The museum, run as a registered charity, celebrated its 50th year in 2012 as an independent museum serving the local community. The overall aim of the project is to put the museum on a sound footing for the next …

Hartlebury Castle’s future secured with help of Heritage Lottery Fund Exterior view of Hartlebury Castle 07/10/2014 The Hartlebury Castle Preservation Trust (HCPT), with partners Worcestershire County Council (WCC) and Museums Worcestershire (MW), have …

Darlington theatre successful in £5million restoration bid Interior of Darlington Civic Theatre 09/10/2014 The stage is set for a show stopping future for Darlington’s Civic Theatre which has received initial support for a £5million bid from the Heritage …

Securing the future of historic East Anglian churches 30/06/2014 Six historic churches in the East of England will now be preserved for future generations with the help of grants from HLF. The funding will allow vital repair works to be carried out to …

Lottery grant to tell the heroic story of First World War nurse Edith Cavell Edith Cavell (2nd row from the front, 4th from the left) at the nurse training school she ran in Brussels around 1912 13/10/2014 A First World War nurse and pioneer of modern …

Seven Stories benefits from Collecting Cultures funding School pupil taking in some of the Seven Stories collections 10/10/2014 Today HLF has announced a £5million funding package to a range of museums, libraries and archives across the UK. Under HLF’s …

UK Parks at risk 26/06/2014 The future of UK parks is under serious threat according to a report published today by HLF. The UK has some of the world’s greatest public parks, visited by 34 million people each year.  Despite investing £700m in parks since …

Reservoirs to be transformed into new wetlands for London 07/08/2014 The Walthamstow Reservoirs in north east London are one of London’s best kept secrets. A grant from HLF is hoping to transform them into Europe’s largest urban wetlands area. The vast …

River Nene’s ‘dragons’ boosted by HLF support 19/08/2014 The future of our native amphibians and reptiles are under threat. An HLF-funded initiative called Dragon Finder is looking to restore and conserve their dwindling habitats. A recent assessment of …